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Citizens Weigh in on Sewage Control Options
Most popular choice is mid-range option of 95 percent capture
During a series of public meetings in October, the Department of Public
Works sought public input on the city's
options for reducing raw sewage overflows. The city received 153 responses
through public meetings, mail and its
Web site.
"We want to thank the citizens for their input, as well as their time and
effort, in helping us develop the most
effective long-term control plan for reducing raw sewage overflows in our
city," said DPW Director Jim Garrard.
Partial results are summarized below. For more detailed information and
full survey results, visit our Web site at
www.indycleanstreams.org.
Cost and Level of Control
The city estimated the impact of overflow control projects on residential
sewer rates and asked residents how much
they would be willing to pay at the end of 20 years for cleaner waterways.
The top vote-getter, with 40 percent of
all votes, was 95 percent systemwide capture (costing the average
homeowner $49-51 per month at the end of 20
years).
Priority Areas
In implementing the plan, the city could spend more resources and place
higher standards on some streams than
others. When asked about this, the largest number of residents (38
percent) wanted to treat all streams the same.
Twenty-seven percent wanted to give smaller streams a higher priority than
White River and 22 percent would give
some streams higher controls if it is cost-effective to do so.
Preferred Plan
Participants were asked to indicate which systemwide plan they prefer.
Fifty-nine percent of participants
preferred Plan 1 (Storage/Conveyance), 26 percent chose Plan 2
(Storage/Conveyance with Remote Treatment
Facilities), and 15 percent chose Plan 3 (Total Sewer Separation).
Negotiations are continuing with state and
federal agencies to finalize a plan.
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